The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn'tDocumentary7274 Play Trailer Play Trailer The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't7274Documentarythumb_upthumb_downThe Masterpiece That Almost Wasn'tJune 3, 2008Directed byKim AubryOn the 35th anniversary of the release of the landmark film "The Godfather," (March 15, 1972) we look back at the time and place of the film's conception and shooting.US content warning italian americangodfatherfilmmaking Last Updated: 6 days ago Request Update CastWalter MurchSelfGeorge LucasSelfFrancis Ford CoppolaSelfPeter BartSelfMick LaSalleSelfRobert EvansSelfWilliam FriedkinSelfSteven SpielbergSelfJohn TurturroSelfRichard BelzerSelfKimberly PeirceSelfTrey ParkerSelfDavid ChaseSelfJoe MantegnaSelfAlec BaldwinSelfBehind the ScenesGodfather: The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't Image Gallery RecommendedThe Godfather Family: A Look InsideSeduced and AbandonedHitchcock/TruffautObi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's ReturnElectric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsThe Director and the JediThe Walking Dead: The ReturnA Decade Under the InfluenceGuillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved CinemaThat's Entertainment!Room 237Visions of LightThey'll Love Me When I'm DeadThe Last WaltzFilmworker